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AT THE CAPITOL 6 ADVOCATE | SPRING 2022 should distrust their teachers despite what those parents have experienced in our school," said the music teacher from Paradise Valley Unifi d District. "It is time that parents and educators continue to stand side by side and send a clear message to legislators who seek to destroy our public education system." Parents—Dr. Alicia Vink and Wendy Maldonado—joined teachers in speaking at the press conference about the impact school funding has on their children. ey both urged their state senators to override the school spending cap. Following the press conference, Chandler Education Association President Katie Nash and Mesa Education Association President Kelly Berg, constituents of Senator J.D. Mesnard in legislative district 17, led a group of educators through the senate to seek an audience with Senator Mesnard and ask him to support the school spending cap override bill being heard today. While educators were unable to speak with him, Senator Mesnard, along with fellow Republican Senators Nancy Barto, Paul Boyer, Rick Gray, Sine Kerr, David Livingston, Tyler Pace, T.J. Shope, and Senate President Karen Fann joined Democrats in the Senate in voting yes and were successful in passing the resolution to raise the aggregate expenditure limit this year. Subscribe to the AEA Legislative Update and get the latest from the AEA Lobbyist on changes to education policy and funding and receive alerts to take action on legislation that impacts Arizona's students and public school employees. The award-winning AEA Legislative Update is a newsletter emailed weekly during the legislative session. Subscribe at arizonaea.org/legislativeupdate. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE SESSION ARIZONA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION 2022 Subscribe to the AEA Legislative Update ank you to our members for your perseverance and efforts in bringing attention to this important issue and getting it passed. Our work is not over, though the limit is lied for this year, we still need to fi d a permanent solution for the spending cap. Otherwise, we will fi d ourselves asking lawmakers to raise the cap year aer year. Be sure to subscribe to the AEA Legislative Update to stay informed on this issue and others. We will continue to keep you informed. Your voice is stronger when we stand united, and your actions make your union powerful.